Is it me or have you noticed the tendency is toward bigger boules? Or maybe we're getting smaller.
I know I can't lift as much as I used to. So maybe things are getting heavier. I could never dunk the ball so the basket probably as high as it ever was. And either the lines are getting shorter or I'm finally learning some patience. The years are going by faster. My toenails thicker. Price of insurance higher. It takes me longer to heal. Interest rates are low, but that only helps if your lender will actually fund your loan. Parking on the plaza is wide open but the park is still closed. My hair's getting longer—my memory shorter. The General is lonely because no one wants to sit next to him. Everything changes. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0khKL3tTOTs)
We learn. We adapt. We move forward. It's a survival technique.
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Joe Gillis: You're Norma Desmond. You used to be in silent pictures. You used to be big.
Norma Desmond: I am big. It's the pictures that got small.
—Sunset Boulevard, 1950
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The size of your community doesn't matter as much as the depth of your connection with them. —Chris Pirillo
He smiled proudly at the machine Ephraim was staring at. "That's our Coheron Drive. Isn't she beautiful? I helped build her."
Ephraim glanced at the coin in his hand. Zoe patted his shoulder comfortingly. "Don't worry. Size doesn't matter in quantum mechanics," she said. "It's how you use it. —E.C. Myers
It doesn't matter how big a ranch you own or how many cows you brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna depend on the weather. —Harry S. Truman
I'm looking at everything with a clear eye and an attitude of acceptance rather than skepticism. I realized, this isn't a career - this is my life. This is what I do. It doesn't matter what the size of the role is. It matter that you're enjoying yourself. And I'm loving it. —Jake Busey
———
Joe Gillis: You're Norma Desmond. You used to be in silent pictures. You used to be big.
Norma Desmond: I am big. It's the pictures that got small.
—Sunset Boulevard, 1950
———
The size of your community doesn't matter as much as the depth of your connection with them. —Chris Pirillo
He smiled proudly at the machine Ephraim was staring at. "That's our Coheron Drive. Isn't she beautiful? I helped build her."
Ephraim glanced at the coin in his hand. Zoe patted his shoulder comfortingly. "Don't worry. Size doesn't matter in quantum mechanics," she said. "It's how you use it. —E.C. Myers
It doesn't matter how big a ranch you own or how many cows you brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna depend on the weather. —Harry S. Truman
I'm looking at everything with a clear eye and an attitude of acceptance rather than skepticism. I realized, this isn't a career - this is my life. This is what I do. It doesn't matter what the size of the role is. It matter that you're enjoying yourself. And I'm loving it. —Jake Busey
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